diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 35e884ab2..62224b986 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wformat-security])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wno-format-zero-length])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wswitch-enum])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wunused-parameter])
-OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wstrict-aliasing])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wbad-function-cast])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wcast-align])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wstrict-prototypes])
@@ -112,6 +111,7 @@ OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wold-style-definition])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wmissing-prototypes])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wmissing-field-initializers])
 OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-Wthread-safety])
+OVS_ENABLE_OPTION([-fno-strict-aliasing])
 OVS_CONDITIONAL_CC_OPTION([-Wno-unused], [HAVE_WNO_UNUSED])
 OVS_CONDITIONAL_CC_OPTION([-Wno-unused-parameter], [HAVE_WNO_UNUSED_PARAMETER])
 OVS_ENABLE_WERROR